diff --git a/test/system/800-config.bats b/test/system/800-config.bats
index d099cde825..9c7973a394 100644
--- a/test/system/800-config.bats
+++ b/test/system/800-config.bats
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ EOF
     cname="$output"
 
     # Make sure `env_host` is read
-    run_podman container inspect $cname --format "{{.Config.Env}}"
+    # Only print the env vars that start with "FOO" to avoid printing output that
+    # may be considered problematic (see run_podman in helpers.bash).
+    run_podman container inspect $cname --format '{{range .Config.Env}} {{if eq "F" (slice . 0 1) }} {{.}} {{end}} {{end}}'
     assert "$output" =~ "FOO=$random_env_var" "--module should yield injecting host env vars into the container"
 
     # Make sure `privileged` is read during container creation